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Tuesday, March 19, 2024Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Hornets92
Magic112
Q1 Magic +10; Q2 Magic +35; Q3 Magic +26; Q4 Magic +20
Final · Box score
Rockets137
Wizards114
Q1 Rockets +3; Q2 Rockets +3; Q3 Rockets +19; Q4 Rockets +23
Final · Box score
Pelicans104
Nets91
Q1 Pelicans +6; Q2 Pelicans +19; Q3 Pelicans +16; Q4 Pelicans +13
Final · Box score
Mavs113
Spurs107
Q1 Mavs +8; Q2 Mavs +9; Q3 Mavs +7; Q4 Mavs +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Wolves112
Q1 Nuggets +7; Q2 Nuggets +15; Q3 Nuggets +3; Q4 Nuggets +3
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The lead · Nuggets-Wolves

Denver holds off Minnesota, 115–112

Jalen Green goes for 42 points

Game flow · Nuggets margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+15+3+3Nuggets AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35351728115
Wolves28272928112
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 35, 25, 32, 26, 35, 12, 31, 16, 35Nuggets35 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 30, 25, 20, 9, 19, 19, 25, 13, 20, 26Nuggets26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 13, 44, 19, 25, 37, 31, 32, 30Wolves30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 9, 11, 13, 10, 0, 8, 9, 26Wolves26 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Mavs-Spurs

Dallas never trails at a break against San Antonio

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–107. Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Nuggets over Wolves3Mavs over Spurs6Pelicans over Nets13Magic over Hornets20Rockets over Wizards23Final margin, points. Pink = Mavs over Spurs.
Lead changes
Mavs-Spurs13
Nuggets-Wolves6
Hornets-Magic4
Rockets-Wizards4
Pelicans-Nets2
The night in charts
Rockets-Wizards combined for 251, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WizardsRockets 137, Wizards 114
251
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 115, Wolves 112
227
Mavs-SpursMavs 113, Spurs 107
220
Hornets-MagicHornets 92, Magic 112
204
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 104, Nets 91
195
Nuggets won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 115, Wolves 112
+3 Nuggets
Mavs-SpursMavs 113, Spurs 107
+6 Mavs
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 104, Nets 91
+13 Pelicans
Hornets-MagicHornets 92, Magic 112
+20 Magic
Rockets-WizardsRockets 137, Wizards 114
+23 Rockets
Amen Thompson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amen ThompsonRockets · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
MicicHornets · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
AnthonyMagic · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Tre JonesSpurs · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
McDanielsMIN · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 115Wolves 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35351728115
Wolves28272928112
The story
Denver beat Minnesota 115-112 behind 35 points and 16 rebounds from Nikola Jokic

Jaden McDaniels paced Minnesota: 26 PTS, 6 REB 35 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 14-22 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-27 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +7+15+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Edwards topped the game at 56.1 FPTS: 30 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST

Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 113Spurs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs38272622113
Spurs30262823107
The story
Luka Doncic had a 18-10-16 triple-double as Dallas beat San Antonio 113-107

Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio with 12 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 16 AST, 10 REB · 6-27 FG, 2-12 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 38-30, their biggest quarter edge.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +8+9+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wizards
Rockets 137Wizards 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets39214136137
Wizards36212532114
The story
Amen Thompson's 25 points and 10 rebounds carried Houston past Washington, 137-114

For Washington, Jared Butler had 15 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 10-12 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 41-25, was where the Rockets built it.

Rockets lead by quarter
300 +3+3+19+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Green leads the day with 42

Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 23, 15, 27, 19, 16, 37, 26, 42Rockets-Wizards · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki Mavs, Apr 25, 2003: 42 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Ties career high42 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 35, 25, 32, 26, 35, 12, 31, 16, 35Nuggets-Wolves · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 13, 44, 19, 25, 37, 31, 32, 30Wolves-Nuggets · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 8, 16, 23, 27, 33, 34, 26, 28Pelicans-Nets · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 23, 23, 21, 14, 23, 36, 24, 28Mavs-Spurs · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 9, 11, 13, 10, 0, 8, 9, 26Wolves-Nuggets · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high26 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenRockets+8.2 27.3 last 10 · 19.1 season
Jaylen BrownCeltics+6.6 29.9 last 10 · 23.3 season
Deandre AytonBlazers+6.4 22.3 last 10 · 15.9 season
Keyonte GeorgeJazz+5.6 18.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Simone FontecchioPistons+5.3 15.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Bojan BogdanovicKnicks−7.3 9.7 last 10 · 17.0 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.Mavs−7.1 8.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jonas ValanciunasPelicans−6.4 6.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Shaedon SharpeBlazers−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Gordon HaywardThunder−6.2 4.8 last 10 · 11.0 season